---
id: "quote-predict-future"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Beyond the Organization: A Societal Shift", "¶26"]
tags: ["future-of-work", "strategy"]
related: ["question-future-skills"]
speaker: "Amy C. Edmondson and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic"
speakers: ["Amy C. Edmondson", "Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic"]
quote: "The best way to predict the future is to create it."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-46-perils-replace-entry-level"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/the-perils-of-using-ai-to-replace-entry-level-jobs"
sourceTitle: "The Perils of Using AI to Replace Entry-Level Jobs"
---
# Creating the Future

> "None of us knows enough about the future we are preparing for to get it entirely right. That is why the old saying resonates more strongly than ever: The best way to predict the future is to create it."
> — [[entity-amy-c-edmondson|Amy C. Edmondson]] and [[entity-tomas-chamorro-premuzic|Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic]]

The source's closing posture toward the strategic uncertainty raised in [[question-future-skills]]: because no one can forecast tomorrow's exact skill demands, organizations should focus on creating the future through transcendent habits rather than betting on specific, perishable content.